Implementation Strategy/Methodology

The EK Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Engagement Matrix between States and UTs for the First year would be as follows:

Jammu & Kashmir : Tamil Nadu

Punjab : Andhra Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh : Kerala

Uttarakhand : Karnataka

Haryana :Telangana

Rajasthan : West Bengal

Gujarat : Chhattisgarh

Maharashtra :Odisha

Goa : Jharkhand

Delhi : Sikkim & Assam

Madhya Pradesh : Manipur & Nagaland

Uttar Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh & Meghalaya

Bihar : Tripura & Mizoram

Chandigarh : Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Puducherry : Daman & Diu

Lakshadweep : Andaman & Nicobar

The aforesaid States and UTs are to enter into a wide range of mutual engagements. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, which has been designated Nodal Ministry for co-ordination of the programme has intimated all States/UTs to nominate a nodal officer for the programme, sign the MoUs with the partner States/UTs and prepare an Action Plan showing the activities, time lines and implementation responsibilities , in consultation with the partner States/UTs.